As artists, we often focus on creativity in our work, but what about in how we run our businesses? While structure and strategy are essential, sometimes stepping outside the box and embracing the creative flow in unexpected ways can lead to incredible results. What I’m about to share may sound unconventional—even surprising to some—but I hope it inspires you to trust your own intuition in both art and business. Since Christmas, my life has taken an unexpected yet beautifully guided turn. I made the decision to leave the east coast island of Newfoundland, my home for 14 years, to move halfway across Canada and support my 92 year-old father after a sudden decline in his health. This transition is one of trust, love, and new beginnings. As part of this shift, I'll be taking a hiatus from my art for a while to help my father declutter and eventually sell his home. Rather than storing or shipping my paintings, I was inspired to launch a ‘Make Me An Offer’ Moving Sale, allowing Spirit to guide the right people to each piece. This was more than a sale; it was an intuitive, heart-led exchange—an opportunity for longtime fans to bring my work into their lives at a price they could afford, while others stepped forward to offer full value in deep support of my transition. A group of local religious sisters even bought three pieces at full price! To make this work, I committed to a full-on 5-week energetic push on my blog / newsletter, social media, with daily posts, videos, and more. It was a lot of work and stretched me in many ways. It caused me to grow, step outside of my comfort zones, and let go of my ego as I trusted the process and the flow of inspiration. The results have been astounding. In just two months, I’ve sold nearly all of my artwork, bringing in more than my net income from last year—and many years past. The decisions on where each painting went weren’t based on the amount of the offer, but on the guidance of my pendulum, making blind selections to ensure each piece landed where it was meant to be. Some of my smallest paintings sold for more than larger ones—each to the right person.The process has been liberating, abundant, and full of love & synchronicities—an affirmation that trusting the flow brings unimaginable blessings.

Hello all, My name is Rusty and I'm looking forward to learning and making new art friends.

I was so excited. Thought I had sold an original but nope, it appears they were scammers. They contacted me through Meta messages. It was Whity Rose and I checked the account which had one picture of a woman and 4 men. Looked to be out of the US with no posts. I did tell them I only shipped in the US. They gave me a Charlotte, NC address which was a real address. They asked about shipping and I said the piece they wanted was on sale and shipping was free in the US. They picked the piece, a bison, that they wanted and it got down to payment. I told them to go to my site where they had been to pick the piece and pay there where there were a number of payment options. I also said if there was any problem on the site to message and I would take care of it. Ghosted! I am pretty sure they were going to try to talk me into some weird payment or shipping thing and I guided them to my payment processor plus told them I only shipped in the US. Bummed...oh well. So be careful if you get a customer with that name.

Post down below your Social Media profile and I'll personally review it with a video of how to optimise it to look professional and attract more customers. 👇

I forgot to share that last week a collector of mine reached out saying she loves two paintings and I said I'll give it to her (she bought probably over 30k worth of art) still for the Christmas sale price. She was super happy and took 2 paintings for 5k in total. Literally didn't do much for that, this came just as a result for having done the work in the past and having built the relationship! :)